24yr Old 5'5 135lbs Asian - Miami, FL

Just a heads up, for writing a review you are given a free waist trainer. In case you are swayed to go with Dr. Salama just based on the amount of reviews he has, this may be the reason why he has so many. That being said- I am very happy so far with the results, his staff, and him.
Let me start from the beginning of my BBL Doctor selection process 3 months ago in Sept.
I decided to go with Dr. Salama due to his awards, the reviews on real self and most importantly his before/after pictures. His vision of beauty seemed to align with mine. He wasn't too aggressive or too conservative. Also, his fee is reasonable and included massages/garments/pillows whereas others drs. did not include it.
Since I was out of town- I sent in pictures for a consultation. The Dr. said he wouldn't work on me unless I gained 10-20 pounds. After hearing that, I decided to halt all my plans of a BBL. I decided gaining so much weight was too much, I was afraid of how I would feel about myself physically and mentally. I told the Dr. that I was no longer interested in the surgery and if I changed my mind, I would reach out.
1 month later I did change my mind. The holidays were coming up and I was slowly gaining weight anyways. Turned out this was all perfect timing, it was winter in NYC and I would have sweaters to cover up and holidays for me to pig out without the guilt. Also had holidays to take time off for the surgery. So I called- left my deposit and went along on my road to fatness. I gain very easily and was able to gain 10-15 pounds in 1 month. I took my iron pills and vitamin c pills everyday for a month and had my pre-op clearance forms cleared and booked my flight. I was all set.
Day before surgery.
Because I was out of town, I decided to stay at their Serenity Recovery home. Let me tell you, it is seriously the best decision I've ever made. Even if you have friends or family to help you- its so much better to have someone 24/7 to be on hand to know what they are doing and cook/clean for you. I highly recommend staying here even if you're in state! They had a driver named Justin to pick me up from the airport. Dropped me off at the office to meet Nomi who explained everything I needed to know before surgery and stopped at the pharmacy for anything else I needed. I met the beautiful women who took care of me, Grace and Lourdes. They are angels. They treat you like their own babies and will do anything and everything to make you feel better. I met the other girls staying at the house and everyone is just so warm and friendly. It's dubbed the Booty Sorority House.
Day of Surgery.
No eating or drinking after 12am the night before. My surgery was set for 2:30pm. Dr. was running behind so it didn't happen until around 5pm. I was so nervous I wasn't really hungry but mostly just dying of thirst. They ask for urine before surgery for a pregnancy test so get ready to save some pee! Met the anesthesiologist and he was very sweet. Very easy to talk to and explained what was going to happen during surgery and what to expect after. Then I met Dr. Salama. By the time I met him, I was probably his 3rd or 4th surgery of the day and I could tell he was exhausted. But he was great, easy to talk to and made me feel very comfortable, even when I had to stand there butt naked and hold a conversation with him. He told me the type of butt I had and what areas he will transfer fat from. He asked me what I wanted and I explained: a bubble butt, inverted heart shape, perky and no shelf. He took a few photos and I was ready! off to the surgery room, was immediately given anesthesia and I fell asleep in less than 10 seconds. Surgery takes about 2hrs and takes about 2 hrs to get out of the anesthesia. I woke up crying and shaking. I woke up not remembering that I just had surgery done and very confused where I was. I was shaking so hard I started crying because I was so scared of what I was happening to my body. My body was traumatized. I was wheeled out, put into the car and drove back to the house. I was shaking even when I was put into the bed. They covered me in layers and a heating blanket. I eventually stopped shaking and went to sleep. I napped for a couple hours and sprung up like a kangaroo with new found legs. I was so refreshed and got up and mingled with all the girls. It was such a funny 180 turn of events.
Days after the surgery tips
-there are ups and downs. One day you'll feel like a million bucks and some days you just want to sleep all day long.
-if you get your arms lipoed, it will be extremely sore and very hard to push yourself up to get up from laying on your stomach. It's very painful.
-take your pain meds...TAKE EM.
-dont forget to take all your pills, dont forget taking the stool softener. you'll regret it if you don't.
-make sure your drains are squished. Thats the only way they work, if not you'll bleed all over your garment.
-drink lots of fluids. I peed every hour. So much fluids have come and gone out of your body. You need to replenish!!
-like an idiot I forgot to take my percocet before my massage. I died. TAKE TWO BEFORE IT.
-there are a few hurdles you have to get over, your 1st poop and your 1st massage.
-order your bbl pillow at bblpillow.com at least 4 days before you fly. you will want it for the plane ride!
-I saw the dr. once more at my post-op follow up. He looked at the work he did and put me back into my garment. I appreciated that time with him. He could've had the nurse put me back in but he did it himself.
Only 5 days post-op. I will keep ya'll updated!

Sharing some photos of my before/after!

I flew home and I have to thank my lucky stars that the worst that happened was that there was a little too much turbulence so I had to sit on my boppy pillow longer than I wanted to. But after hearing other stories from my bbl sisters of their trips back home the day before christmas made me feel like I lucked out.

I called my airlines and asked for a wheelchair. It was free and had many perks! Obviously I wasn't using it to sit. I explained to security that I was only using it as a crutch and that I had surgery so I couldn't sit. Some ask what kind of surgery- I told them my tailbone. The wheelchair was great, I had priority and skipped lines. I was also able to use it as a luggage cart too. I also used it to lean on when standing was too tiring. Got to board first! So don't forget to ask for one too!

Funny story: The security women complimented on my booty and 1 even took down Dr. Salama's name. She had to pull me aside to a private room to check me more thoroughly since I had a drain but we clicked instantly because she also wanted something done. She lifted up her shirt in the room to show me her belly hahah! Oh how people are so open in Miami!

The Dr. gives you a letter to hand to the flight attendants if they ask you to sit. But besides take off and landing, the seat belt sign is usually off. I also asked my airlines to switch my seat to the last row and aisle seat. I'm so glad that I did because I spent most of the flight kneeling. It would've been awkward staring at another passenger otherwise. Thankfully I sat next to a friendly young couple. I just told them straight up that I had butt surgery. We talked the whole flight and even exchanged numbers! So thankful I got to sit next to people who weren't judgmental.

But unluckily there was a lot of turbulence so I spent a lot of time on the boppy pillow. I was super paranoid and just imagined all my fat cells just being killed. But so far my butt looks great!

Got off the plane and had no wheelchair. Was a bit out of breath and fatigued carrying all my luggage (stupid me, decided to pack a duffle bag and not a rolly, learn from my mistake!) But I made it home in one piece. I laid across the backseat in my taxi cab ride home and my sweetheart driver was more than accommodating! I have to say- this was all great timing. Everyone is just in such a jolly, friendly mood because of the holidays!